Archive for August, 2011
Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) Honors 19 During Annual Enrichment Conference
Engaging training by education experts and peers builds capacity in ACE SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nearly 500 Afterschool Staff representing 180,000 Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade students participated in the Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) 2011 Annual Conference held August 10th-11th in Austin. Sponsored by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and coordinated by Edvance Research, the theme [...]
Benghazi museum shows scars, triumphs of Libya revolt
By Alexander Dziadosz BENGHAZI, Libya | Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:55pm EDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Free for the first time to make art about whatever he wants, veteran Libyan sculptor Ali al-Wakwak chose gnarled mortar shrapnel, bullet casings and shattered gun barrels as his medium. “I saw the ammunition around, and so I thought [...]
China’s universities need to provide more information to new students: survey
BEIJING (Xinhua) – Over 76.2 percent of Chinese surveyed online have said university information disclosure in China is not good enough. About 1,900 people participated in the survey which was published in Wednesday’s China Youth Daily and conducted by the newspaper’s social investigation center.
Irene a test to Vermont’s 19th-century charms
By Scott Malone WOODSTOCK, Vermont | Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:18pm EDT WOODSTOCK, Vermont (Reuters) – The town of Woodstock, Vermont, boasts all the 19th century charm that draws tourist to New England: white picket fences, steepled country churches and a leafy town square. But two days after Hurricane Irene dumped heavy rains on the [...]
How Dutch are you? TV quiz for failed asylum-seekers
By Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM | Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:56pm EDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Five asylum-seekers who are due to be expelled from the Netherlands will compete in a Dutch television quiz show this week with the chance to win 4,000 euros ($5,773) for their knowledge of all things Dutch. Their expertise on Dutch geography, [...]
